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Can Liverpool v Newcastle United live up to the match that preceded it?

Following on from the five-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge, the final Premier League match of the day kicks off at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Arne Slot makes two changes from the midweek win over Qarabag.

Ibrahima Konate is back for the Reds after his recent absence, which was due to a family bereavement.

He replaced the injured Jeremie Frimpong.

That’s presumably going to mean a stint at right-back for Dominik Szoboszlai.

It’s a straight swap at left-back, meanwhile, as Milos Kerkez ousts Andrew Robertson from the side.

Eddie Howe keeps the surprises coming as he makes three changes for the trip to Anfield.

Nick Woltemade drops out of the side but it’s not Yoane Wissa leading the line, with the responsibility seemingly falling to Anthony Gordon.

Gordon is brought back in following his midweek breather, as are Kieran Trippier and Harvey Barnes.

Lewis Miley and Sven Botman drop to the bench, which also contains the aforementioned Wissa and Woltemade.

It doesn’t, however, feature Bruno Guimaraes. The Brazilian returned to the Newcastle squad at the Parc de Princes in midweek, remaining an unused substitute. But he’s absent entirely this evening.

LINE-UPS

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo, Ekitike.

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Nallo, Ngumoha.

Newcastle United XI: Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Tonali, Ramsey, Willock, Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.

Subs: Ramsdale, Botman, Wissa, Osula, J. Murphy, Woltemade, A. Murphy, Shahar, Miley.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


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  1. Zilla
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Bruno to Enzo seems obvious, no?

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      yeah or rice . rice has the more favourable fixture next week

  2. Stoic
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    F off Garn-hato

  3. JBG
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    West Ham deserve to go down for this match alone

  4. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Got in Joao Pedro this GW 😎

    I deserve this after his horror show earlier in the season

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Don't think I've ever got an attacking return from him at Watford, Brighton or Chelsea. Time to put that right....

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        He was decent for me when at Brighton

        Hence the love

  5. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Saka to

    A. Mbuemo
    B. Cunha
    C. Palmer
    D. Wilson
    E. someone else

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      A

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Not before midweek, and probably not Palmer to start with

  6. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Starting from now, I will just go on with every most casual move I see for my team, probably the only thing that can work out

    1. Qaiss
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Rank is just a number on a screen

      The day I use FPL review is when I’ll stop playing FPL

  7. FantasyClub
    • 5 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Did Palmer look good?
    He had double the XG of Enzo...
    Their Xa the same

  8. Jet5605
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Cunha to Boomo for free if Boomo plays more minutes than Cunha tomorrow and starts at 9?

  9. Machine Gun Skelly
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Got JP in this week and Kroupi's coming on for Saka!

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Yuck

  10. fedolefan
    • 12 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Chelsea better beat Arsenal and get me to wildcard. Watkins, Saka stinking out my team and I don't have Pedro, Bruno etc

  11. Nightcrawler
    • 7 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    if saka is out for longer and arsenal get a dgw anyone considering madueke?

    WCed but kept saka for the potential dgw. annoying but have 3 FT to deal with

  12. SomeoneKnows
    • 10 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Help me decide on my 1FT in order to catch the price rise...

    A) Guimaraes > Enzo
    B) Saka > Enzo
    C) Wait with transfer

    Roefs
    Gabriel, Chalobah, Lacroix
    Saka*, Rice, Bruno, Wilson, Guimaraes
    Haaland, Eketike

    (Dubravka, Andersen, Gudmundsson, Guiu)

  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Let's go Mo

  14. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    I have made up my mind

    Triple Arsenal defense + Triple Chelsea attack for the run in for me

    Palmer + Pedro + Enzo

    Gabriel + Saliba + Raya

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 7 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      even if palmer was the same price as all other mids he's a bad pick with so many good mid options around

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        That’s okay

        I will keep till 27 in the hope for a big haul

        Don’t have anywhere else to spend the money

        Gotta to buy a ticket to win the lottery

  15. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Just got up, where is my Saka hattie?

  16. Yes Ndidi
    • 6 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Forgot I had a horse in this race.

    In my mind I've already transferred Ekitike out.

  17. Kodap
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    4.5m in the bank, 2FT.. what are my moves here if any?

    Sanchez
    Chalobah - Tark - Gabriel - Timber
    Enzo - Rogers - Wilson - Bruno - Rice
    Haaland (c)

    Dubravka - Alderete - Kroupi - Mane

    1. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Mane to Pedro Shirley

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        Or Bowen as you have 3 Chelsea already RIP

      2. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        4th CHE is illegal

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Roll.

      This was the plan from the WC24. You're committed with these Chelsea assets.

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        *Early WC

  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    does gordon want another red card

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Would be nice as a Salah owner, he might actually score

      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        🙂

        believe in the power of a jammy pen 😉

        im not really that excited by salah now hes gone back to playing RM/RW, abit of a shame frimpong cant stay fit

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 months, 17 days ago

          Hall will have his number probably

  19. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Gordon to get sent off in this fixture looks a likely outcome... again. He really has no brains.

    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      He should see a doctor

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      An attacking player chasing down a pass to the keeper has no brains?

  20. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Gordon is a moron, Gordon is a moron..

  21. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    How people still own Gordon is beyond disbelief?

  22. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    How is Gordon still playing. What a rat.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      He does look like some kind of rodent.

      1. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        That kind of tackle on gk is quite low. Okay he is on the frenzy mode with pressing but still.

  23. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    I will rolling this team out in GW 25

    Verbruggen
    Gabriel - Saliba - Richards
    Palmer - Bruno F - Mbeumo - Rogers - Enzo
    Watkins - Pedro

    John - VdV - Reinildo - Barnes

    7.5 m is n the bank.

    GW 26 - Verbruggen âž¡ Raya
    GW 27 - Barnes âž¡ Thiago
    GW 28 - Palmer + Pedro âž¡ Haaland + KDH for -4
    GW 29 - Enzo âž¡ Wilson
    GW 30 - Richards âž¡ Anderson
    GW 31 - John âž¡ Martinez

    Then plan for the DGWs. FH 33 and BB 36 is the plan. Save 4 FTs till 36 for the BB.

    WC played. TC Gabriel in 26.

    Season sorted. 😀

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      As if…

      1. The Knights Template
        • 12 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        He’s happy because he brought in JP. I expect we’re going to be bombarded with scorecheck posts this GW!

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Whatever happens, just stick to the plan!

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        😆

      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        I always like a good plan

        Have a plan in place for a potential Salah return in 28 if he shows form 😛

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      like the look of gabriel tc in 26

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        Almost set in stone now

        Only 2 other DGWs this season. FH and BB in them

  24. F4L
    • 11 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    damn needed szobo just to put more on that pass

  25. Traction Engine Foot
    • 8 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Poor from Salah

  26. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Salah of yesteryear would have been gone there

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Old man Trippier caught up to him

  27. DeSelby
    • 3 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    I dislike Gordon more than almost anyone. He is a dirty, sniveling cheat.

    That said, he really didn't do anything there. MacAllister should be booked for his cheating attempt to get Gordon booked by pretending to be hurt.

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      He did swing an arm, but yep, Mac was pathetic.

    2. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      So that would be almost every time a player goes down, they all taking acting lessons.

      1. The FPL Units
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        Just then Trippier acting

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 months, 17 days ago

          Trippier went to ground, won the foul, and got up. Gordon pushed Maca in the chest and he stayed down holding his throat for 2minutes

          1. The FPL Units
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            5 months, 17 days ago

            Yeah there are different acting techniques

        2. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 months, 17 days ago

          Barnes another one first the fk

  28. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Salah is so past it. Can't even beat Trippier with a decent head start. All he needed to do was put the ball across from him with his first touch and Trippier can't touch him. Also, he should be able to beat him for pace anyway...

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Didn’t even get a co4ner

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        Corner

    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      Olise to replace Salah

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        Think they’d spend £200m on a single player after £400m+ on flops?

      2. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        Why would he leave Bayern for a team that could struggle to qualify for Champions League?

    3. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      That was poor, indecisive from start to finish after getting the ball.

  29. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Alisson looking jittery on crosses.

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      5 months, 17 days ago

      He lost half an ankle earlier

      1. GreennRed
        • 14 Years
        5 months, 17 days ago

        Barely touched. Gordon hates losing. Won't hesitate to hack down a Pool player bearing down on goal.

        1. The FPL Units
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          5 months, 17 days ago

          Nice chap that

  30. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    5 months, 17 days ago

    Barnes so unlucky